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title: Responding to Child Abuse During a Pandemic
description: Explains why child abuse risks rose during the pandemic as children had less contact with mandated reporters, with seven ways to help prevent abuse.
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# [Responding to Child Abuse During a Pandemic](https://robertpeterslaw.com/blog/responding-to-child-abuse-during-a-pandemic)

 Written by [Robert J. Peters](https://robertpeterslaw.com/blog/author/robert-j-peters) | Aug 1, 2020, 4:00:00 AM

Explains why child abuse risks rose during the pandemic as children had less contact with mandated reporters, with seven ways to help prevent abuse.

Authors: Robert Peters  
Publisher: Think Kids

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